UNFIX NYC Festival

What is UNFIX NYC ?

UNFIX is a festival of performance and ecological activism based in Scotland. Founded by artistic director PaulMichael Henry (www.paulmichaelhenry.com), UNFIX seeks to meet Ecological crisis and renewal through our bodies and physical sense of living: Dance, performance, music, film, food, debate, politics & spirituality. UNFIX NYC is a collaboration between UNFIX and Ren Gyo Soh.

UNFIX conceives human lives as a microcosm of the whole, and puts it to you: climate change & ecological transformation are happening inside your very body, RIGHT NOW. Yokko, the artistic director of Ren Gyo Soh, was inspired by these ideas to bring a version of the festival to New York City as Ren Gyo Soh's annual festival. The first UNFIX NYC was in April 2016.

This festival aims to raise ecological awareness through performing arts. What is 'ecology'? Ecology is the relations between all living beings on this planet, and its study. We've chosen to broaden the definition of ecology to explore how we can live with each other without destroying, harming, and hurting ourselves. The world is not a 'fix'ed place. The world is continuously changing, we are changing, we are all living beings. I believe in the power of love, the power of art and in what art can do for all living beings, for the land we live in, and for future generations. We can be the change we want to see in the world. And I would love to collaborate with as many people as possible. I am honored to be the host of this festival, and blessed to work with UNFIX Festival (Paul Michael Henry), The Ume Group (Keelie Sheridan), and The Grace & St. Paul Church (Sean Carmichael). I also would love to thank to especially Martin Hauser, the pastor of Grace & St. Paul Church for giving his love to offer the space for this festival.